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Adoption of a Labor-Saving Technology
The adoption of a labor-saving technology occurs when an economy or firm shifts to a production method that reduces the required labor input for a given level of output. For instance, moving from the labor-intensive Technology E to Technology B to produce 100 meters of cloth is an example of adopting a labor-saving technology. This type of technological shift was a central element of the Industrial Revolution.
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A firm is evaluating different methods to produce 100 units of a product. The table below shows the required inputs for four different technologies. Based on the principle of eliminating clearly inferior options, which technology is 'dominated' and would therefore not be chosen by the firm?
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When a firm evaluates different production methods, it will not choose a technology that is considered ________, because an alternative method exists that can produce the same amount of output using a smaller quantity of at least one input without using more of any other inputs.
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Two-Step Process for Technology Selection
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A manufacturing firm will always choose to adopt a new production technique if it reduces the number of workers required to produce a specific quantity of goods, regardless of any other changes in resource requirements.
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